Book description
A poet whose verse inspired music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn
and Brahms, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was in his lifetime equally
admired for his elegant prose. This collection charts the development of
that prose, beginning with three meditative works from the Travel
Pictures, inspired by Heine's journeys as a young man to Lucca, Venice
and the Harz Mountains. Exploring the development of spirituality, the
later On the History of Religion and Philosophy in Germany spans the
earliest religious beliefs of the Germanic people to the philosophy of
Hegel, and warns with startling force of the dangers of yielding to
'primeval Germanic paganism'. Finally, the Memoirs consider Heine's
Jewish heritage and describe his early childhood. As rich in humour,
satire, lyricism and anger as his greatest poems, together the pieces
offer a fascinating insight into a brilliant and prophetic mind.
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was one of the most
significant German poets.
